Exploring the Environment for Sustainable Development: The Plight of Nigerian Children

Abstract

This paper discusses the plight of Nigerian children as they try to explore the environment for sustainable development. Having identified the development of nations as a function of how well the people have explored the environment, the paper regrets that the Nigerian environment, though blessed with a lot of resources, remains untapped or inadequately tapped. Since the efforts at sustainable development should also be futuristic, there is the need to ensure that Nigerian children are well motivated to explore the environment for a desired tomorrow. Children are interesting and inquisitive and they engage the environment in many ways. There is, therefore, the need to relate local practices to the science classroom so that children can understand the connection and be able to solve life’s problems. Having highlighted the ways of exploring the environment, the paper discusses the challenges of Nigerian children in exploring the environment and recommends solution to the problems.